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No. 474,869. Patented May 17, 1892.

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VILLIAM D. SYNDER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.`

WARDROBE-BEDSTEAD.

SZEECIFICATIONY forming part of Letters Patent No. 474,869, dated May17, 1892.

Application filed April 3, 1891. Serial No. 387,559- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, W'ILLIAM D. SNYDER, of Chicago, in the State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FoldingBedsteads, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to folding bedsteads in which a coil-Wire orelastic bed-bottom is used in conjunction with the bed-frame and adaptedto be drawn taut and slackened by the operation of opening and closingthe bed; and the object of my improvement is to simplify and better theconnection offsuch bedbottom Vwith the head end of the bed-frame forsupporting and operating the same in the manner above indicated. Thisobject I have attained in the bedstead constructed as illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a central section of aclosed bedstead of the class mentioned containingr my invention. Fig. 2is a like view of the saine open.

In the drawings, A designates the stan dard, and B the bed-frame. Thebed-frame is pivoted to the standard at a in an ordinary way and hasautomatic foot-legs l). C is the elastic bed-bottom, which is secured atthe foot end to a rail c, made fast at each of its ends to the siderails of the bed-frame, and at the head end to a rail c', which isprovided with an end piece c2, secured to each end of it and adapted tocome on the inside of the side rails of the bed-frame. The said siderails are provided on each side of the bed with a pin a', secured bymeans of a plate a2, integral with said pin and Vattached to said siderails by screws. The pieces c2 are provided with a slot c3, by whichthey are loosely connected with the bed-i` rame by the engagement ofsaid slots over the pins a. The ends of the rails c' are provided with apin e, projecting from said ends and adapted to enter and play in a slote in a board or plate E, attached to each side of the standard, the slotbeing open at one side at the top. When the bed is closed, these pins edrop down to the bottom of said slots e', and when the bed is openedthey rise therein until they strike stop e2, formed by a short curve atthe top of said slots e' and about on a level with the bed-bottom C whenlet down to the horizontal. The bed-frame stops in horizont-al positionbefore the pieces c2 and bed-bottom have passed the center of motion, sothat the pull of the bed-bottom will hold rail c up against stop e2under the weight of the occupant while the bed is open. The pillow-boardF is hinged to the rails c and has its top edge rested against stops f,secured to the side boards of the standard. A counterpoise G is providedfor balancing the bedfframe, and springs I-I are adapted to support thecentral portion of the bed-bottom.

The connection of the bed-bottom with the head and of the bed-frame bymeans of the slotted end pieces of rails c', engaging pins a of thebed-frame, in conjunction with pins e of said rail, engaging slots c ofthe standard, operates as follows: When the bed-frame is upright, pins aare at the outer ends of slots c3, and pins c rest in the bottom ofslots c and support rail c. During the first part of the letting downthe bed, pins a travel toward the opposite ends of slots c3 Withoutraising rail c. By this part of the movement the bedbottom isstraightened so as to exert thereafter a pull on said rail, which pullby the further movement raises said rail to the top of slots e bysliding pins e upward therein. The movement thus far also brings pins ato the inner ends of slots c3, and pins a then carry the weight4 of railc and raise pins e against stops e2. On closing the bed the pins e enterthe slots e at the point where the pins a begin to recede in slots c3,and Where but for said slots said pins would begin to pull rail cforward.

1. In a wardrobe-bedstead, and in combination, the standard, thebed-frame pivoted to the standard, an elastic bed-bottom secured at thefoot to a cross-rail c, attached to the bed-frame and at the head to arail c', pieces c2, attached at each end to the rail c and pro- .videdwith a slot c3, adapted to engage pins a', secured to the side rails ofthe bed-frame, pins e, projecting from the ends of said rail c', andplates E, provided with slots e', secured to the sides of the standard,all arranged, as shown, relatively to one another.

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2. In a folding bed of the class described, the end piecescfaforstretehing the bed-bottom the combination, with the bed-frame, ofthe and holding it in place While the bed is open, rail c', providedwith end pieces c2, having substantially as specified.

slots c3, engaging over pins on the side rails, WILLIAM D. SNYDER. 5 andan elastic bed-bottom connected to the Witnesses:

bed-frame and to said rail c', and L stop 0n JNO. H. WHIPPLE,

the standard adapted to check the motion of I WM. R. GRISWOLD, Jr.

